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HR0142 - RED CROSS MONTH/DAY
Emanuel Welch, Robyn Gabel, Tony M. McCombie
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Declares March 2023 as Red Cross Month and March 22, 2023 as Red Cross Giving Day. Urges everyone to join in this commitment to give to others and encourages all citizens of Illinois to support the noble efforts of the Red Cross.
STATUS
Introduced
HB3819 - LOCAL DEFLECTION PROGRAMS
Matt Hanson, Suzanne M. Ness, Lindsey LaPointe
Last updated over 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Provides that "deflection programs" may include an officer intervention during routine activities, such as patrol or response to a service call during which a referral to treatment, to services, or to a case manager is made in lieu of arrest (rather than an officer intervention deflection response when criminal charges are present but held in abeyance pending engagement with treatment). Removes language providing that a "deflection program" may include a pre-booking diversion response initiated by law enforcement when criminal charges are possible, but the individual is diverted to case management services in lieu of charges.
STATUS
Passed
HR0091 - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Anne M. Stava-Murray, Mary E. Flowers, Angelica J. Guerrero-Cuellar
Last updated over 1 year ago
34 Co-Sponsors
Declare's March 8, 2023 as International Women's Day. Reaffirms the State's commitment to pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of our society, to encourage equitable access to and healthcare for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender parity and empower all women.
STATUS
Passed
HB3957 - GENERIC DRUG PRICING FAIRNESS
Nabeela Syed, Emanuel Welch, Will Guzzardi
Last updated over 1 year ago
77 Co-Sponsors
Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Sets forth legislative findings. Provides that the Director of Healthcare and Family Services or Director of Central Management Services shall (rather than may) notify the Attorney General of any increase in the price of any essential off-patent or generic drug under the Medical Assistance Program under the Illinois Public Aid Code or a State health plan, respectively, that amounts to price gouging. Provides that a notice sent by the Attorney General to the manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor of an essential off-patent or generic drug shall serve as a litigation hold regarding documents and communications about that drug. Provides that upon petition of the Attorney General, a circuit court may issue an order imposing a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per day (rather than only $10,000) for each violation of the Act or providing for the Attorney General's recovery of costs and disbursements incurred in bringing an action against a manufacturer found to be in violation of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HR0282 - MILITARY SPOUSE DAY
Stephanie A. Kifowit, Harry Benton, Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 12, 2023. Encourages all Illinoisans to honor and recognize the dedication and contributions made by military spouses to the State and the United States.
STATUS
Passed
HR0252 - IL INTEGRATED NETWORK PLAN
Martin J. Moylan, Matt Hanson, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
52 Co-Sponsors
Urges the Illinois Department of Transportation and the High Speed Railroad Commission to move expeditiously in preparing a Statewide Integrated Network Plan, including the identification of desired service points and key transfer stations, the construction of a theoretical rail and bus schedule with timed transfers, the creation of a ridership and revenue model for the desired network, the estimation of needed infrastructure investments, and the development of a phased implementation plan.
STATUS
Passed
HB4148 - LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS
Emanuel Welch, Marcus C. Evans, Robyn Gabel
Last updated about 1 year ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Creates the Legislative Employee Labor Relations Act. Authorizes legislative employees to bargain collectively through the representatives of their choosing on questions of wages, hours, and other conditions of employment. Specifies that the General Assembly is not required to bargain on specified matters of inherent managerial policy. Establishes the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations. Directs the Office of State Legislative Labor Relations to manage the interests of the General Assembly in collective bargaining with legislative employees. Grants the State Panel of the Illinois Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over collective bargaining matters between employee organizations and the General Assembly of the State of Illinois. Contains additional provisions concerning the following topics: the duty to bargain collectively; fair-share agreements; grievance procedures; election and recognition of labor organizations as exclusive representatives; unfair labor practices; mediation; fact-finding; exhaustion of nonjudicial remedies; strikes during session periods; and multiyear collective bargaining agreements. Specifies that the Open Meetings Act does not apply to collective bargaining negotiations and grievance arbitration proceedings under the Act. Sets forth definitions. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012, the State Lawsuit Immunity Act, and the Workplace Violence Prevention Act to make conforming changes. Effective July 1, 2026.
STATUS
Engrossed
HR0266 - RECOGNIZES-FOSTER CARE MONTH
Lakesia Collins, Suzanne M. Ness, Carol Ammons
Last updated over 1 year ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes the month of May 2023 as National Foster Care Awareness Month.
STATUS
Passed
HR0497 - NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK
Harry Benton, Emanuel Welch, Marcus C. Evans
Last updated about 1 year ago
56 Co-Sponsors
Recognizes the week of November 13-19, 2023 as National Apprenticeship Week.
STATUS
Introduced
HB5018 - PESTICIDE-TREE DAMAGE
Maura Hirschauer, Laura Faver Dias, Suzanne M. Ness
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Increases monetary penalties, and increases point values in determining monetary penalties. Distinguishes pesticide effects on woody perennial plants and herbaceous plants with respect to penalties. Defines terms.
STATUS
Introduced
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